Wine’s bitter finish

by Miquel Hudin | 02-11-2011

One of winemaking's ugly dark sides is how little is paid to the non-winemaker labor. You see it in California wineries with Mexicans, Croatian wineries with Bosnians, and as has been pointed out a bit... more »

In The Glass: Nine Points Meritage 2008

by Miquel Hudin | 11-10-2011 ~ 1 Comment

I've never been a fan of Stag's Leap. While obviously a defining winery in the Napa Valley, their wines today are wickedly expensive, heavily oaked, tannic to a fault, and sold long before they're ready,... more »

The re-branded wines

by Miquel Hudin | 05-10-2011

In coming home the other day, I pulled the Cole Hardware mailer out of my box. This is a local hardware store that, despite my pleas to the contrary keeps sending me a paper advertisement... more »

Perhaps a Reality Check, Napa Valley?

by Miquel Hudin | 01-12-2010 ~ 1 Comment

Napa Valley confounds me as to how it is able to change so radically from year to year. It's not so much that there are new things popping up, but more that the price of... more »